Aotearoa - New Zealand

Human Computer Interaction Design Capstone Thesis (MS)--Indiana University Bloomington, 2012

Highlights the results of New Zealand's move towards payment-for-outcomes funding mechanisms to improve innovation and social outcomes.

Examines barriers to detecting early signs of Lung Cancer for Māori living in rural communities.

Politics Thesis (PHD) -- University of Virginia, 2015.

Examines the use of more culturally responsive pain management for Māori cancer patients.  

Examines the combining of adventure, culture and, land as tools for healing Indigenous trauma across the world.  

Reviews the use of traditional health interventions amongst Indigenous populations.  

International Relations Thesis (MLA) -- Harvard University, 2023

An overview of the research on Indigenous children's overrepresentation within the welfare system.   

Looks at the nationwide Iwi's mobilization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa-New Zealand and how they created their own approach based on the key principles of te ao Māori.

Examines whether voter turnout for Māori governance entities is comparable to the declining voter turn out internationally.

Examines the relationships and challenges for Māori social workers working with non-Māori social workers as well as suggesting ‘coping mechanisms’ when dealing with miscommunication and cultural misunderstandings in the workplace. To view article scroll down to page 71.